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OK for posterity's sake (and before everyone loses interest, if they haven't already ), last clues: one of these players was one of the unlucky veterans who retired in 2010 without getting a chance to play in a premiership, and the other is a 2023 premiership player whose membership in this club won't come as a great surprise to anyone.
"Every time we witness an injustice and do not act, we train our character to be passive in its presence." – Julian Assange
The inestimably great Steele Sidebottom has done it 3 times (so far).
I had been hoping it was Beams and Witts, just to give the usual ratbags a run - but, sadly, that wasn't the case.
Edit - I just saw your response to another post, in which you included:
David wrote:Sidey has also kicked our last goal of the season on four occasions, including the last two years running (2010, 2011, 2022 and 2023). Even more remarkably, three of those were in grand finals!
What a gun! The final Collingwood goal in 3 Grand Finals! Did you know that some Collingwood players taken in the same draft barely scraped together 3 gioals in 12 finals?
LaurieHolden wrote:Half correct ~
+ Brett 'the tease' Chalmers pick #10 in 1993.
Another elusive 6'5 94kg key forward that due to the draft tampering debacle, never fulfilled his potential. In the 'could have been anything' mould.
Ah, but your question was "Name our highest draft pick who never played a senior game", you didn't say they had to play a senior game for us. Chalmers played for both the Crows and Port, total around 75 games, Groves never played a senior game for anyone.
Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down.
Pies4shaw wrote:Elliott, Sidebottom, Dale Thomas and O'Bree.
The inestimably great Steele Sidebottom has done it 3 times (so far).
I had been hoping it was Beams and Witts, just to give the usual ratbags a run - but, sadly, that wasn't the case.
Edit - I just saw your response to another post, in which you included:
David wrote:Sidey has also kicked our last goal of the season on four occasions, including the last two years running (2010, 2011, 2022 and 2023). Even more remarkably, three of those were in grand finals!
What a gun! The final Collingwood goal in 3 Grand Finals! Did you know that some Collingwood players taken in the same draft barely scraped together 3 gioals in 12 finals?
Nailed it! And yeah, pretty remarkable that the same player not only holds the record for most first goals of the season and last goals of the season for us this century, but that he's not even a forward. Just seems to pop up at the right time and place!
"Every time we witness an injustice and do not act, we train our character to be passive in its presence." – Julian Assange
i) Very close but not quite! Wes Fellowes played 119 reserves games; the record is 122. (I don't expect anyone will be able to get this, but if it helps, he was at the club from 1937 to 1950 and played 48 senior games along the way. He was also our reserves captain for three seasons.)
ii) Yep, I mean the most for Collingwood!
iii) Macrae is in second place with 38 VFL matches, by my count. This guy is currently sitting on 47.
"Every time we witness an injustice and do not act, we train our character to be passive in its presence." – Julian Assange
i) the extent of my magknowledge doesn't go back that far. I'll have to cheat and look it up.
ii) Lachie Tardew must be getting up there
iii) I'll take a stab at Mason Cox
"The Club's not Jock, Ted and Gerry" (& Eddie)
2023 AFL Premiers
), last clues: one of these players was one of the unlucky veterans who retired in 2010 without getting a chance to play in a premiership, and the other is a 2023 premiership player whose membership in this club won't come as a great surprise to anyone. 
